Magic can’t help SA… only its citizens can

Dear Cliff

I’m in receipt of your epistle to me. In a way I feel honoured, as it’s the first time a journalist has tried communicating with me.

Not that I’m surprised, because I’ve always considered media people to be sceptics and certainly not believers in fairies.

I can only conclude that in your desperation to get your country up and running again, you put your pride in your pocket and allowed your imagination to run riot – like contacting the world of make-believe.

Well, in a sense you have succeeded – because here I am answering your depressing note.

On the other hand, I cannot be of any assistance. With politicians in particular, my magic has no effect. My wand is only effective when waved over subjects with a measure of intelligence – and as we know politicians are not blessed with any.

Subjects themselves would want the magic to be efficacious. Here again, politicians don’t want to change their ways given the lucrative perks of the job.

Now let’s talk about your nation at large, also referring to the ballot box. My magic won’t do the trick, because the majority don’t want to see change. No amount of waving over the voting stations will change the status quo.

Until the subjects themselves desire a change of government, no magic potion or repeating “abracadabra” three times would work.

Sorry to disappoint you, my miserable friend, but there is no miracle cure for your sick nation. The sickness is self-inflicted.

Take the years when Jacob Zuma ruled the roost. It was obvious that the man and his cronies were ruining the country – with no department free from corruption. So, if it was so obvious, why did your nation not show its disapproval at the last election?

Sorry to be blunt, but your nation lacks intelligence, and will go on accepting the present bunch.

You’ve now tried fairyland to heal. Without success.

How about hiring the services of some professional hypnotists? Let them mingle with the parliamentarians while they break for the Kentucky barrels and Three Ships, and freeze their brains.

While under, they can be instructed to mend their ways and govern properly when awakening.

It’s worth a try.

Yours, Fairy Godmother.

Cliff Buchler.

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